China's Tea Culture

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen!

Today I’d like to talk about Chinese

tea culture. China, the hometown of tea, has a long history of tea culture. It's

said that Chinese people have been

drinking tea as early as Shen Nong

tasted hundreds of herbs.

Tea has been closely associated with Chinese people's daily lives and

tea culture became an important part of Chinese culture.

As early as the opening of Silk Road, tea has been exported to the west. To a certain extent, westerners get

acquitained with Chinese culture since they knew Chinese tea.

People throughout China

drink tea daily. Because of the

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geographic location and climate,

different places grow various kinds of tea.

Tea is an important part of the traditional Chinese culture.

1. Introduction

Chinese tea has a history of about

4,000 years, and until now its reputation spreads all over the world. Japan, South Korea, the United States,

The tea culture derived from Han

Dynasty, flourished in Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, and declined in

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Qing Dynasty.

Meanwhile, the spirit of the tea

culture was reflected through making tea, appreciating tea, smelling tea,

drinking tea and tasting tea.

Tea-Producing Areas

Tea is produced in vast areas of

China from Hainan lsland to

Shandong Province in the north,

from Tibet in the southwest to

Taiwan across the Straits.

China has tea-shrubs as early as

five to six thousand years ago, and

human cultivation of tea plants dates back two thousand years. Tea from China, along with her silk and

porcelain, began to be known the 3

world over more than a thousand

years ago and has since always been an important Chinese export.

At present more than forty countries in the world grow tea with Asian

countries producing 90% of the

world's total output.

Russians/ English / Japanese

/Europe and America.

Types of Chinese Tea

Chinese tea may be classified into seven types of teas ： :

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? Green tea White tea

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? Black tea Yello tea Oolong tea Dark tea Scented tea -

Green Tea

Green tea has the largest output in

China. It is the unfermented tea and has the longest history. Also, it can be

subdivided into Longjing Tea from the West Lake of Hanzhou, Maofeng Tea from Huangshan Mountain, Yunwu Tea from Lushan Mountain and

Biluochun Tea from Jiangsu. West Lake Dragon Well Tea

Black Tea

Black tea is totally different from

green tea and is a kind of completely fermented tea. It named black tea, for 5

the tea liquid and tea leaves are reddish black. Famous black tea concludes

Qimen Black Tea, Assam Black Tea,

Pu ’er tea

In the present, many people like Pu’er tea, I guess it maybe because Pu’er tea is very helpful on reduce fat. And then Pu’er tea becomes very popular.

But my favorite is Wu Yi Mountain Rock tea. Even after making 7 to 8 times, you can still feel the aroma from the tea.

There are more than 500 types of rock tea from Wu Yi Mountain .The main varieties of my favorite are Rou Gui and Shui Xian.

scented tea .

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Scented tea is unique

classification of Chinese tea. It is made by various kinds of flowers .Flower tea is from dried flowers with little

processing while scented tea is a

mixture of green tea with flower petals. Different flowers have different effects, such as rose can moisten skin and

chrysanthemum is good for calming inflammation.

White Tea

White tea belongs to one of the

slightly fermented tea. The appearance, fragrance and flavor of the white tea

are quite good compared with other tea. Famous varieties include Baihao

Yinzhen Tea and White Peony and

Fuding in Fujian Province abounds

with the famous white tea.

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Advantages of Tea-Drinking

Tea has been one of the daily

necessities in China . Countless

numbers of people like to have their

after meal tea.

Tea is also rich in various

vitamins and, for smokers, it helps to

discharge nicotine out of the system.

The black tea tastes sweet and can

facilitate the fostering of yang energy

in human body .Also, it warms the

stomach and helps with digestion.

If your stomach were not good, you

shouldn’t drink much more green tea, it

will make your stomach sick more

seriously. The black or Qing tea are

better choice for you.

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Tea Production

The new leaves must be parched in tea cauldrons大锅. The

tea-cauldrons are heated electrically to temperature of about 25oC or 74oF. It takes four pounds of fresh leaves

to produce one pound of parched tea.

Actually the culture of Chinese tea is not only the tea itself, but also the process of making and tasting tea. It will help you slow down the fast pace of life. Gathering 3 or 5 good friends; making a cup of high quality tea; talking about happy past and dream. It would be healthy for both body and spirit.

Anyway, try to find time to enjoy the 9

tea life with friends, balance the busy and relax.

Ok, That’s all . Thank you, thanks for your attention!!

Chinese Tea Culture

1. My topic is "Chinese Tea

Culture”.

2. Tea has a very long history in

china and has formed the unique culture. It is loved by many people. China is the homeland of tea, and tea has become the national drink. 10

In other words, tea is basically spread out from China.

3. In china, the main classifications

of tea are green tea, black tea, white tea, and dark tea.

4. Here I will emphasize

introducing green tea, Oolong tea and black tea. Green tea, also known as unfermented tea. So it reserves many natural substances of fresh leaves. Some famous green tea is west lake dragon well and Dong ting spring spiral.

5. Black tea is fully fermented tea.

Some famous black tea is Jin Junmei and Lapsang.

6. Next I will talk about “Chinese

Tea Making Method”. Kung Fu Tea is the most representative. Kung fu tea comes of song dynasty. It is popular in chao shan 11

area of Guang dong province.

7. Look at this picture; they are a

set of tools for making Kung fu tea. The tools include kettle, covered bowl, teacups, tea tray and tea pet.

8. Another picture is the detail of

tea tray. The hose and the vessel belong to the tray. The waste water will drain into this vessel through the hose.

9. So let me show you the

procedures of making kung fu tea: Step one is the preparation. We choose the Phoenix Dan cong tea to make it. At the same time we should use the kettle to boil water. Step two, warm up the covered bowl and teacups one by one: fill up them with hot water and keep the water into them for a few minutes. 12

Then empty the water out. The purpose of this step is to warm and clean them.

Step three, put tea leaves into the bowl.

Step four, pour the hot water into the bowl.

Step five, use the cover of bowl to take floating foam away. 或Brush away the foam floating on top with the lid.

10. Then put the cover on the bowl

and continue pouring hot water to the bowl. Pour tea into the teacups. Then empty all of the tea out to the tea pet.

Step six, inject hot water into the bowl once again.

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Step seven, pour tea water into

the teacups immediately. This time

we should ensure that every drop

of tea is into the teacups evenly.

Step eight, we can smell, taste

and drink the tea. Then we can

repeat the step six to eight to

enjoy the tea. So the kung fu tea is

finished.

或（（Get tea ware ready! Warm the cup and teapot first by

pouring hot water over them. Spoon some tea leaves into the

teapot. Add hot water. Scrape off the foam floating on top

with the lid.

Replace the lid and continue to

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pour the water over the small hole in the lid））

0 Warm the cups and teapot first by pouring hot water over them.

1 Spoon some tea leaves into the teapot with a tea shuffle(茶荷).

2 Tea rinse round starts—add hot water and fill teapot until it overflows a little. Brush away the foam floating on top with the lid.

3 Let the tea steep for a few seconds before pouring the water out. This allows the teapot to warm up before the brewing starts.

4 The first round of tea-brewing starts. Pour hot water into the teapot until a little of it spills out of the top. The water should be poured from up high.

5 Put the lid on the teapot.

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6 Use the water used in step 3 to wash the teacups with tong.

7 Pour the water over the teapot to keep the temperature as high as possible. A high temperature is the key to kung fu tea.

8 After a minute or so, the first few cups of tea will be ready to drink. Now pour the tea into the teacups. 9 Ready to be served to guests.

11. The tea culture of chao shan

area has many features. Firstly, every family has their own tools for making kung fu tea. Secondly, they regard the tea as important as their dinner. Thirdly, they use the tea to serve their friends. They can get information from each other, and deepen their feelings through the tea.

12. At last I want to say that 16

everyone in our classroom is my friend. Welcome to my home. I will

make the kung fu tea to serve you.

13. That’s all. Thank you!

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